[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73186-73187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25615]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-79118; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2016-121]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; 
Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on 
Proposed Rule Change Related to the Payment of a Credit by Execution 
Access, LLC Based on Volume Thresholds Met on the NASDAQ Options Market

October 19, 2016.
    On August 29, 2016, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Exchange'') 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), 
pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change 
related to the payment of a credit by Execution Access, LLC that would 
be based on volume thresholds met on the NASDAQ Options Market LLC. The 
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register 
on September 8, 2016.\3\ The Commission has received no comment letters 
on the proposal.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78749 (September 1, 
2016), 81 FR 62212.
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    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act \4\ provides that, within 45 days of 
the publication of notice of the filing of a proposed rule change, or 
within such longer period up to 90 days as the Commission may designate 
if it finds such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its 
reasons for so finding or as to which the self-regulatory organization 
consents, the Commission shall either approve the proposed rule change, 
disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved. The 
45th day after publication of the notice for this proposed rule change 
is October 23,

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2016. The Commission is extending this 45-day time period.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    The Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer 
period within which to take action on the proposed rule change so that 
it has sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change. 
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\5\ the Commission 
designates December 7, 2016, as the date by which the Commission shall 
either approve or disapprove or institute proceedings to determine 
whether to disapprove the proposed rule change (File No. SR-NASDAQ-
2016-121).
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    \5\ Id.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(31).
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-25615 Filed 10-21-16; 8:45 am]
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